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J. J. Johnston is a Actor American born on 24 october 1933 at Chicago (USA)
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.
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J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.
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Redbelt (2008)
, 1h40Directed by David Mamet
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Mantegna
Rating66%
While closing his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio one evening, martial arts teacher Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is approached by attorney Laura Black (Emily Mortimer), who is seeking the owner of the vehicle she accidentally sideswiped. Off-duty police officer Joe Collins (Max Martini), who was receiving a private lesson from Mike, sees that Laura is distressed and tries to take her coat. Startled, Laura grabs Joe's gun and fires it; shattering the studio's front window. To avoid having Laura charged with attempted murder, Mike and Joe agree to conceal the event.
A Lousy 10 Grand (2004)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bahar Soomekh, Teresa Ganzel, Joey Travolta, Steve Landesberg, Ahna O'Reilly, Bill Kirchenbauer
Rating62%
Ted Beckerwith (Monteith) is an unsuccessful family man who finds himself in severe debt to a loan shark (Joey Travolta). In attempt to pay off his $10,000, he becomes involved in a plan to marry a foreigner for a price.
Spartan (2004)
, 1h46Directed by David Mamet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Kristen Bell, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill
Roles Night Club Manager
Rating64%
Robert Scott is a former Force Recon Master Gunnery Sergeant, acting as a selection cadre member for Delta Force. While observing an exercise designed to evaluate Delta candidates, Scott meets a recruit, Curtis, as well as Sergeant Jacqueline Black, a knife-fighting instructor.
The Prime Gig (2001)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Escroquerie
Actors Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris, Rory Cochrane, Wallace Shawn, Romany Malco
Roles Lloyd
Rating59%
Pendleton "Penny" Wise, a talented telemarketer that can sell most anything over the phone, is making a fine living doing phone sales until the company he's employed by goes bankrupt. Penny is approached by Caitlin Carlson who is hiring telephone salesmen for Kelly Grant. Grant is a legend in telemarketing, yet not always for honest reasons, and Penny is unsure if Grant's latest venture, selling shares in a gold mine, is legit.
State and Main (2000)
, 1h45Directed by David Mamet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Mise en scène d'un scénariste
Actors Alec Baldwin, Charles Durning, Clark Gregg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti LuPone, William H. Macy
Roles Stationmaster
Rating66%
Havoc is wrought on the inhabitants of a small New England town by a troubled film production. After the leading man's penchant for underage girls gets them banished from their New Hampshire location, the crew relocates to the small town of Waterford, Vermont, to finish shooting "The Old Mill".
Lakeboat (2000)
, 1h38Directed by Joe Mantegna
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Charles Durning, Peter Falk, George Wendt, Denis Leary, Robert Forster, Andy García
Roles Stan
Rating59%
A student takes a job working on a cargo ship in the Great Lakes during the summer, where he witnesses life through the eyes of his fellow poorer crewmates.
K-911 (2000)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Chien de flic
Actors James Belushi, Christine Tucci, James Handy, Wade Williams, J. J. Johnston, Ron Yuan
Roles Fat Tommy
Rating56%
Michael Dooley and his German Shepherd Dog companion Jerry Lee set out to find a murderous man who plans to kill Dooley. During the movie, Jerry Lee becomes tired, and begins to fail doing his normal way of life. They also reluctantly team up with Sergeant Wendy Welles and her Doberman Pinscher, Zeus, who, according to Welles, was trained in the Netherlands and listen to commands in Dutch (although in reality the commands are in German). Eventually, they discover the attempter: a psychotic man named Devon Lane who thought Dooley's wife, Tracy, loved him more than she did her own husband just because she said that he "had talent". He also believes that Dooley was responsible for Tracy's death. Devon attempts to kill Dooley in a climatic showdown and, just in time, Jerry Lee jumps, tackles Devon, and takes him out. Devon is then arrested and Dooley is taken to the hospital for gunshot wounds. The film ends with Jerry Lee and Dooley creating their own exercise video.
Directed by Charles Robert Carner
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Belushi, Gregory Hines, Sean McCann, Shawn Doyle, Kenneth Welsh, Eugene Clark
Roles Clark Hildebrandt
Rating58%
Synopsis A Atlanta, entre 1979 et 1981, 29 garçons afro-américains, dont la plupart sont encore des enfants, disparaissent ou sont retrouvés assassinés. Les événements sont suivis par les médias jusqu'en 1982, date à laquelle un certain Wayne Williams est condamné pour deux des meurtres, après l'une des plus importantes chasses à l'homme de l'histoire américaine. Les autorités, satisfaites, classent l'affaire. Mais les journalistes Ron Larson et Pat Laughlin, avertis d'un certain nombre de faits nouveaux et convaincus que l'enquête a été bâclée, se rendent sur place et décident de reprendre les investigations. Les deux hommes commencent par recueillir les témoignages des mères des enfants.
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
, 1h46Directed by David Mamet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman
Roles Doorman
Rating71%
Corporate engineer Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) has invented a very lucrative, very secret industrial process. While on a corporate retreat at the resort island of St. Estèphe, he meets a wealthy stranger, Jimmy Dell (Steve Martin), and attracts the interest of one of the company's new secretaries, Susan Ricci (Rebecca Pidgeon).
Above Suspicion (1995)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Christopher Reeve, Kim Cattrall, William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna, Edward Kerr, Finola Hughes
Roles Hank
Rating66%
Dempsey Cain travaille avec son frère Nick au sein de la police de San Diego. Un accident de travail le plonge dans le handicap et le désespoir, desquels naissent une idée dangereuse.
Stranger by Night (1994)
Directed by Gregory Dark
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt, Michael Parks, Michele Greene, J. J. Johnston
Roles Bobby's Father
Rating46%
Detective Bobby Corcoran and his partner, Detective Larson, are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
, 1h33Directed by John McNaughton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Mike Starr, Kathy Baker
Roles Shanlon
Rating61%
Wayne Dobie (De Niro) is a meek Chicago Police Department crime scene photographer who has spent years on the job without ever drawing his gun; his colleagues jokingly call him "Mad Dog". Mad Dog saves the life of mob boss Frank Milo (Murray) during a hold-up in a convenience store. Milo offers Mad Dog a gift in return: for one week, he will have the "personal services" of Glory (Thurman), a young woman who works as a bartender at Milo's club.
JFK (1991)
, 3h9Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Assassinat, Films about families, Politique, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Laurie Metcalf, Beata Poźniak
Roles Mobster with Broussard
Rating79%
The film opens with newsreel footage, including the farewell address in 1961 of outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower, warning about the build-up of the "military-industrial complex". This is followed by a summary of John F. Kennedy's years as president, emphasizing the events that, in Stone's thesis, would lead to his assassination. This builds to a reconstruction of the assassination on November 22, 1963. New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison subsequently learns about potential links to the assassination in New Orleans. Garrison and his team investigate several possible conspirators, including private pilot David Ferrie, but are forced to let them go after their investigation is publicly rebuked by the federal government. Kennedy's suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is killed by Jack Ruby, and Garrison closes the investigation.
Queens Logic (1991)
, 1h40Directed by Steve Rash
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Fiorentino, John Malkovich, Joe Mantegna, Ken Olin
Roles Joey Clams
Rating58%
When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a roller-coaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new found maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This comedy takes a look at friendship, loyalty, and love.
Homicide (1991)
, 1h42Directed by David Mamet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, J. J. Johnston, Lionel Mark Smith, Keith Johnson
Roles Jilly Curran
Rating68%
Bobby Gold (Mantegna) is an inner-city homicide detective on the trail of Robert Randolph (Rhames), a drug-dealer and cop-killer on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. En route to nab an accomplice of Randolph, Gold and his partner Tim Sullivan (Macy) happen upon a murder scene: the elderly Jewish owner of a candy store in a black ghetto has been gunned down, reportedly for a fortune hidden in her basement. The deceased woman's son, a doctor, uses his clout to have Gold assigned to the case in the belief that Gold, himself Jewish, might be empathetic to his plight. Gold, however, seems to disregard his ethnicity, and beyond that, he's irritated about being pulled off a much higher-profile case. Ultimately, though, this is offset by interactions with members of the Jewish community that play on Gold's feelings of inadequacy and incapability of fitting in.